The Monticello Cavalry was organized at Monticello,
Arkansas, composed mostly men from Drew County. The company enlisted
in Confederate service at Little Rock on August 1, 1861, and was assigned
to the 6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry as Company A. On April 20,
1862, the Monticello Cavalry was consolidated with Company B, the Drew
Light Horse, also of Drew County; and on May 15, 1862, the consolidated
Drew County cavalry troop became Company B, 2nd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry.
As with the other companies, few records of the Monticello Cavalry have
survived.

Arnold, James NPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
discharged for disability, October 9, 1862; born c1842 in Choctaw county,
Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Barbrie, W OPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
captured in Coahoma county, Mississippi, March 11, 1864; sent to U.S. Military
Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio, where he died of pneumonia on January 22, 1865;
buried in Plot #835 at Camp Chase; name also shown as Barbry.

Davis, R NPrivate—Enlisted at Pitman’s Ferry, Arkansas,
August 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
he applied for Confederate pension from Conway county in 1913 (Pension
#5042 approved August 13, 1913; after he died on June 27, 1930, his widow
Emma applied for a pension.

Dollefield, Henry CPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; detailed as escort for General Hardee; transferred to Co.
B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; reportedly died in 1864; name also
shown as Harry Dollefield.

Flemister, William CPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
appointed third corporal; born c1838 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed
in Drew county 1860 census.

Folliard, John FrainPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
appointed sergeant; captured at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, February 12,
1865; sent to Memphis, Tennessee; exchanged at Camp Townsend, Mississippi,
March 16, 1865; cut off from his command, he joined up with the Monticello
Artillery and was paroled at Grenada, Mississippi, May 18, 1865.

Garison, Thomas BPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
elected first lieutenant, May 15, 1862; detailed as regimental adjutant,
July 1, 1862; resigned, December 31, 1862; born January 1, 1836 in Tennessee;
died April 17, 1865 in Arkansas; buried in Union Ridge Cemetery in Drew
county; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Garison, Valdorn DSergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; appointed sergeant; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed quartermaster-sergeant; enlisted in Co.
B, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, October 15, 1863; elected
third lieutenant, October 15, 1863; absent on sick furlough since February
21, 1864; born c1829 in Alabama; occupation farmer; married Elvira Thacker
in Ashley county, Arkansas, November 2, 1854; listed in Drew county 1860
census.

Greenwood, B FPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
captured in Desha county, Arkansas, January 24, 1865; sent to U.S. Military,
Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865
(gave his address as Desha county, Arkansas); born c1832.

Harvey, William MPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
enlisted in Co. H, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Ashley county, Arkansas, December
19, 1863; absent on detached service on the courier line since January
25, 1864; captured in Drew county, Arkansas, April 6, 1864; sent to U.S.
Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, where he enlisted in the U.S. Army
on October 17, 1864; born c1842 in Alabama; occupation farmer; listed in
Ashley county 1860 census.

Hemingway, WilsonSergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; appointed third sergeant; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed regimental sergeant-major, May 15, 1862;
appointed regimental adjutant in the 12th Arkansas Infantry on October
20, 1862; name also shown as William Hemingway.

Holland, N BPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
drummed out of the service for killing a hog, June 25, 1862; born c1833
in Germany; occupation clerk; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Holsenbeck, Lewis DPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
appointed third corporal, May 15, 1862; detailed as courier for General
Fagan, June 1864; captured at Livingston, Missouri, October 20, 1864; sent
to U.S. Military Prison, Sandusky, Ohio, until released on oath of allegiance
on May 12, 1865; born c1844 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew
county 1860 census.

Jeter, John APrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
born 1834; died January 31, 1909; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello,
Arkansas; he applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1902
(Pension #4341 approved August 11, 1902); after his death, his widow Carrie
S. Jeter applied for a pension.

Kidd, Robert APrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
absent on furlough since December 20, 1862; he had previously enlisted
in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861;
but was rejected as unfit for service at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 20,
1861; born c1837; died October 3, 1883; buried in Troy Cemetery in Drew
county.

Kitchens, Lewis LPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
detailed as escort for General Hardee; captured at Salisbury, North Carolina,
April 12, 1865; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase Ohio, until released
on oath of allegiance on June 13, 1865; born c1835.

Knight, James LPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, May 11, 1865; born May 18, 1822 in South
Carolina; died June 22, 1905 in Arkansas; buried in Mount Olive Cemetery
in Ashley county, Arkansas; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.

Lamb, William HPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
born October 8, 1844 in North Carolina; died June 31, 1884 in Arkansas;
buried in Old Union Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; married Allee V.
Gulledge; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McKenzie, Douglas APrivate—Enlisted at Pitman’s Ferry, Arkansas,
August 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
appointed first sergeant, May 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, June
21, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, December 31, 1862; promoted first
lieutenant, July 11, 1864; captured in Drew county, Arkansas, April 6,
1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at
Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; born c1839 in Mississippi.

McLeod, HughPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
detailed as courier in Govan’s Brigade; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina,
May 1, 1865; born at Nashville, Tennessee; name also shown as McCloud.

McLeod, LPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
detailed as escort for Colonel Shaver; name also shown as McCloud.

Miller, William TPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
appointed third lieutenant in 1863; promoted second lieutenant, July 11,
1864; was reportedly captured late in the war; born January 18, 1830 in
Alabama; died August 13, 1905 in Arkansas; buried in Old Warren Cemetery
in Bradley county, Arkansas; he applied for a Confederate pension from
Bradley county in 1902 (Pension #4060 approved August 5, 1902; after his
death his widow Mrs M. E. Miller applied for a pension; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation merchant.

Perry, Daniel WPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
captured in Bradley county, Arkansas, May 5, 1864; sent to U.S. Military
Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on
May 6, 1865; born c1843 in South Carolina; occupation farmer; listed in
Drew county 1860 census.

Ragland, Thomas JPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
captured in Bolivar county, Mississippi, September 9, 1863; sent to U.S.
Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia,
March 23, 1865; paroled at Jackson, Mississippi, May 19, 1865; born 1848
in North Carolina; died 1937 in Arkansas; buried in Oakland Cemetery at
Monticello, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Ragland, W PCaptain—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; elected captain, August 1, 1861; discharged at the consolidation,
May 13, 1862; born March 14, 1830 in Georgia; died February 9, 1886 in
Arkansas; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello, Arkansas; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation physician.

Slemons, William FergusonFirst Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock,
Arkansas, August 1, 1861; elected first lieutenant, August 1, 1861; transferred
to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; elected colonel, May 15,
1862; captured near Fort Scott, Missouri, October 25, 1864; sent to U.S.
Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; born March 15, 1830 in Weakley
county, Tennessee; died December 10, 1918; he applied for a Confederate
pension from Drew county in 1902 (Pension #16872 approved August 12, 1902;
married Martha S. Howard in Drew county, December 13, 1855; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation lawyer; he was a graduate of Bethel College;
before the war he was a delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention in
1861; after the war he served as Arkansas Attorney General and as a United
States Congressman.

Trantham, A WPrivate—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi,
March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison,
Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March
4, 1865.

Wilson, James MPrivate—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862;
discharged, August 20, 1862; born c1842 in Arkansas; occupation farmer;
married Rebecca Hodges in Ashley county, Arkansas, February 25, 1865; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census.

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